Collections made by De Castro

Records: 26

The following is a list of the collections made by De Castro in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Malawi (either as a native/naturalised species or as a cultivated species).

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No   Species   Record date   Recorder(s)   Coll.   Det.   Conf.   Herbaria   Habitat   Location   Loc code   Outing code   Planted code   Country   QDS   Grid ref.   FZ Div   Alt. (m)   Notes   Lat   Long   Loc Acc Code   
110792 Andropogon schirensis17 Feb 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1384 L Fish BNRH
Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2135C1GI0

Common to dominant grass in Julbernardia/Brachystegia woodland on deep, light brown sands.

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110791 Andropogon schirensis11 Feb 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1379 AC Mashau BNRH
Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2135C1GI25

Dominant to subdominant species on deep, light brown to white sands in Julbernardia/Brachystegia woodland near coast.

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110793 Brachiaria arrecta19 Feb 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1378 AC Mashau BNRH
Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2135C1GI14

In seasonally inundated parts of the Govuru River floodplain in dense reed-beds dominated by Typha capensis, Phragmites australis and especially Cladium mariscus.

-21.72372235.1361676
109400 Combretum pisoniiflorum24 Feb 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1612 A De Castro BNRH
Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2135C1GI35

Climber in dense thicket patches in Julbernardia globiflora/Brachystegia spiciformis closed woodland (sensu Edwards 1983). -x000D- Stems up to 6 cm in diameter and bark deeply fissured and corky.

-21.73594435.1709446
109789 Croton gratissimus var. gratissimus15 Feb 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1609 A De Castro BNRH
Temane district.0Mozambique2135C3GI45

Common shrub (up to 4 m tall) in dense thicket on red-brown loamy sand. Thicket habitat heavily fragmented by clearing for cultivation.

-21.78175035.0082506
110795 Digitaria milanjiana12 Feb 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1382 AC Mashau BNRH
Temane district.0Mozambique2135C1GI31

Common on brown sandy loams in short closed woodland dominated by Vitex payos, Piliostigma thonningii and Lannea stuhlmannii.

-21.73011135.0566946
110265 Erianthemum dregei21 Feb 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1605 A De Castro BNRH
Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2135C3GI58

Parasitic shrub parasitizing Julbernardia globiflora in Julbernardia globiflora/Brachystegia spiciformis short closed woodland (sensu Edwards 1983).-x000D- Altitude 58 m a.s.l.

-21.76416735.2232786
109895 Eriosema psoraleoides27 Mar 2015A De Castro
A De Castro 1604 A De Castro LMA
BNRH
Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2134D4GI47

On outer edge of the Goruvu River floodplain grassland dominated by Imperata cylindrica, Andropogon eucomus and Dactyloctenium geminatum. -x000D- Single-stemmed shrub up to 2 m in height sometimes forming dense stands.

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110666 Eulophia angolensis25 Feb 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1372 A De Castro BNRH
Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2135C1 GI13

In approximately 20 ha 'Flats Wetland', situated some 2 km from the coast, which is the source of the perennial stream. Plants rare and growing only in 1 m deep permanently saturated peat with patches of open water with Nymphaea nouchali. Vegetation

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109515 Fuirena umbellata18 Feb 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1387 C Archer BNRH
Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2135C1GI0

Common in 50 cm deep water on the margins of the permanently inundated zone of a lake on the Govuru River floodplain.

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109272 Gymnosporia mossambicensis subsp. mossambicensis2 May 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1399 M Jordaan JJ Meyer BNRH
Temane district.0Mozambique2135C1GI29

Shrub up to 1.6 m tall, growing in understorey of dense short thicket dominated by Spirostachys africana and Strychnos potatorum. Other understorey shrubs include Carissa praetermissa, Uvaria gracilipes and Pavetta gracillima. Soil: light brown loamy

-21.67677835.0506116
111195 Heinsia crinita subsp. parviflora24 Feb 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1611 JE Burrows BNRH
Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2135C1GI30

Common shrub in understorey of 'coastal forest'.

-21.69555635.2445006
109013 Hermannia glanduligera24 Mar 2015A De Castro
A De Castro 1603 A De Castro BNRH
Temane district.0Mozambique2134D4GI47

Common in short open/closed woodland (see Edwards, 1983) on red-brown sandy clay loams. Dominant trees: Combretum molle Strychnos madagascariensis, Sclerocarya birrea and Combretum imberbe. Plant 50 cm tall, multi-stemmed shrub with pale pink flowers

-21.90275034.9938616
110797 Hyparrhenia filipendula14 Feb 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1383 A De Castro LMA
BNRH
Temane district.0Mozambique2135C3GI31

Moist soils (not wetland soils); soils: brown sandy loams. Short closed woodlands in bottom land situation in very gently undulating terrain.

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110270 Lycopodiella caroliniana11 Feb 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1359 A De Castro BNRH
Inhassoro district0Mozambique2135C1GI27

Common on seasonally saturated white sands at the margins of a valley bottom wetland. Occurs just below the fringing Syzygium woodland.

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110672 Oeceoclades maculata14 Feb 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1371a DM McMurtry BNRH
Temane0Mozambique2135C3 GI47

Plants strongly rhizomatous and with thick fleshy roots. Leaves highly inconspicuous and plants almost impossible to detect if not in flower. Leaves with camouflage pattern. 10 plants counted. Rare. In 90% shade on forest floor in dense leaf litter

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110806 Panicum parvifolium23 Feb 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1376 AC Mashau BNRH
Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2135C1GI0

Common to sub-dominant species on peat substrates where dominant species is Trichopteryx dregeana. Habitat is a 150 m wide coastal valley-bottom wetland.

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110823 Polygala capillaris4 May 2014A De Castro
A De Castro s.n. MS Mothogoane BNRH
Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2135C1GI13

Common on white, hydromorphic sands that are organically enriched, on the margins of a mire (peatland) which forms the source of a coastal stream.

-21.66713935.2488336
109518 Rhynchospora rugosa subsp. brownii11 Feb 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1367 C Archer BNRH
Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2135C1GI25

Seasonally saturated white sands with thin organic horizon, on margins of coastal channelled valley-bottom wetland.

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109523 Schoenoplectus scirpoides4 May 2014A De Castro
A De Castro s.n. C Archer BNRH
Inhassoro district, Nhagonzwene Village.0Mozambique2135C2GI3

Locally dominant emergent hydrophyte in coastal stream in transition zone between mangrove swamp and peatland (mire) habitats.

-21.72325035.2774726
110268 Tapinanthus dependens17 Feb 2015A De Castro
A De Castro 1607 A De Castro BNRH
Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2135C1GI46

Parasitic shrub on Brachystegia spiciformis in Brachystegia/Julbernardia short closed woodland on white to light brown sands in the Govuru River catchment.-x000D- Altitude 46 m a.s.l.

-21.73544435.1915566
110810 Tricholaena monachne23 Feb 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1377 AC Mashau BNRH
Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2135C1GI54

In Julbernardia/Brachystegia short closed woodland on deep, light brown sands near the coast. Common grass.

-21.73152835.2137226
110811 Trichopteryx dregeana23 Feb 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1375 A De Castro BNRH
Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2135C2GI10

Dominant grass on peat substrates in a channelled valley-bottom weyland that forms the headwaters of a short (< 5 km) coastal stream.

-21.72352835.2558896
110778 Uapaca nitida var. nitida24 Mar 2015A De Castro
A De Castro 1602 JE Burrows BNRH
Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2135C1GI35

Dominant tree in narrow band of riparian short closed woodland (sensu Edwards, 1983). Fringing a c. 8 ha. 'wetland flat' that is the source of a small tributary of the Goveru River. Completely confined to riparian fringing woodland. Trees up to 7m t

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110250 Utricularia firmula11 Feb 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1392 B. Busch BNRH
Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2135C1GI25

Headwaters of a short coastal stream. On margin of seasonally inundated zone, on white seasonally saturated sands with a thin organic A-horizon. Uncommon.

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110251 Utricularia scandens11 Feb 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1393 B. Busch BNRH
Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2135C1GI25

In coastal valley-bottom wetland. Growing in seasonally to permanently inundated central zone. Twining on stems of grasses and sedges.

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Malawi: Collections made by De Castro.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=1269, retrieved 17 May 2025

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